Following her critically acclaimed performance as Aunt Gladys in Zach Cregger's Weapons, Amy Madigan will guest star in All the Sinners Bleed, an adaptation of the SA Crosby novel of the same name.
All The Sinners Bleed follows Titus Crown (Sope Dirisu), the first Black sheriff in a small Bible Belt county. Haunted by his devout mother's untimely death, he must lead the hunt for a serial killer who has been preying on his Black community for years in the name of God.
The previously announced lead cast also includes John Douglas Thompson, Nicole Beharie, Daniel Ezra, Andrea Cortes, Murray Bartlett, and Leila George; with Giancarlo Esposito, David Lyons, Donald Elise Watkins, Mackenzie Astin, Jordan M Cox, Cullen Moss, Angus O'Brien, Cranston Johnson, Christopher Matthew Cook, Christopher Thornton, and Bill Oberst Jr. set in recurirng roles. Madigan is set to appear in the role of Scarlett Cunningham.
Joe Robert Cole serves as writer, showrunner, and executive producer, and he will direct the first episode and several others. Higher Ground Productions, Amblin Television and Cosby also executive produce.
The casting update comes close on the heels of Madigan earning an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Weapons. It is the second Academy Award nomination of her career, after her earlier nod in the same category in 1986 for Twice in a Lifetime.
Madigan’s accolades also include a Golden Globe win and an Emmy nomination for the 1989 television film Roe vs. Wade. Her television credits span series such as Carnivàle, Grey’s Anatomy, and Penny Dreadful: City of Angels. On the big screen, she has appeared in notable films including Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, Gone Baby Gone, and Pollock.